Thursday, July 14, 2011

DIY {skirt}

Since I feel like I am kind of getting the hang of this whole 'sewing' thing, I decided to try something new. I was so inspired by the simplicity of this skirt tutorial, I figured I could do it as well, just tweak it some. I found the cutest red seersucker fabric from JoAnns (1 yard), that I knew would be perfect for it.

So here it goes--For the pattern, I took one of my skirts that fit well, and used it as my guide. I placed my skirt on top of the doubled up fabric, and cut. I decided to add a strip of color to the bottom of it. You can make the strip as wide as you'd like, it's all personal preference.

I started with the striped fabric, putting the right sides together, so that the seem would run down the back side. Once the main fabric was attached, I added the strip of yellow to the bottom--right sides together, attaching it to the striped fabric. For the bottom of the yellow fabric, I turned it under 1/2 in. pressed, then sewed.

For the top, I measured my waist with an elastic band, sewed the elastic together, then pinned it to the inside of the skirt. I then folded the striped fabric over the elastic, and stitched them together.

Pretty easy, right?! I learned a few things as I went though. The main thing is to find fabric that is stretchy, or has some sort of give to it. I thought the cute red seersucker was more moveable than it actually is. Let's just say I won't be doing any dance moves in this little skirt--not like I would anyway, but just sayin'. :)

By the way, do you happen to notice the cute little tie that my little guy is wearing?? Yeah, I made that as well. Tutorial coming soon. :)

48 comments:

Beyond adorable! That red seersucker is just perfect and there was a feature on the family who created the Seersucker suit in the latest issue of Southern Living! Your son and his tie are darling and we are so glad you shared this with us at Inspiration Friday this week. :-)Vanessa

Your skirt is darling!! I love the fabric you used! We have a link party every Saturday and we would love to have you come by and link up! :)Camille @SixSistersStuff.blogspot.comPS I am your newest follower!

Great job! I found your site through Tip Me Tuesday. I'm about to learn how to sew, too (I have all the necessary items, I just need some time and motivation!) and was thinking about making a skirt for my first project. Your finished project is inspiring!

Your skirt looks so good on you! The colors are perfect for summer and you have such great style- I am totally lovin' the belt! :) Thank you so much for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Saturday- we would LOVE to have you come back tomorrow and link up more of your great posts!-The Six Sistershttp://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com

OK so this might be a dumb question. I keep seeing tutorials for these cute pencil style skirts and I have a question. Do you need to make some sort of zipper or does it stretch enough to just pull on?? These are so cute and I totally want to make one!

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